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2. Medical imaging - Wikipedia

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   Medical imaging is the technique and process of imaging the interior of a body for clinical analysis and medical intervention, as well as visual representation of the function of some organs or tissues ( physiology ). Medical imaging seeks to reveal internal structures hidden by the skin and bones, as well as to diagnose and treat disease.

3. X-ray machine - Wikipedia

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   The X-ray housing is turned by 90° for a chest radiograph. An X-ray machine is a device that uses X-rays for a variety of applications including medicine, X-ray fluorescence, electronic assembly inspection, and measurement of material thickness in manufacturing operations. In medical applications, X-ray machines are used by radiographers to ...

4. Urgent care center - Wikipedia

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   An urgent care center ( UCC ), also known as an urgent treatment centre (UTC) in the United Kingdom, is a type of walk-in clinic focused on the delivery of urgent ambulatory care in a dedicated medical facility outside of a traditional emergency department located within a hospital. Urgent care centers primarily treat injuries or illnesses ...

5. Cone beam computed tomography - Wikipedia

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   Cone Beam CT scanner. MeSH. D054894. Cone beam computed tomography (or CBCT, also referred to as C-arm CT, cone beam volume CT, flat panel CT or Digital Volume Tomography (DVT)) is a medical imaging technique consisting of X-ray computed tomography where the X-rays are divergent, forming a cone. [1]

6. Emergency department - Wikipedia

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   The main patient area inside the Mobile Medical Unit operated in Belle Chasse, Louisiana. An emergency department (ED), also known as an accident and emergency department (A&E), emergency room (ER), emergency ward (EW) or casualty department, is a medical treatment facility specializing in emergency medicine, the acute care of patients who present without prior appointment; either by their own ...

7. Radiology - Wikipedia

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   A radiologist interpreting magnetic resonance imaging Dr. Macintyre's X-Ray Film (1896). Radiology (/ ˌ r eɪ d ɪ ˈ ɒ l ə dʒ i / rey-dee-ol-uh-jee) is the medical specialty that uses medical imaging to diagnose diseases and guide their treatment, within the bodies of humans and other animals.